As the hospital continues to make positive changes under the new management, the doctors begin to realize that owning a hospital comes with its own set of problems and responsibilities. Meanwhile, Meredith worries about the well being of her unborn baby, Callie and Arizona try to get the spark back in their relationship, and Alex gives Jo's new boyfriend a run for his money.

Recap

The episode begins with the ER on the verge of reopening. Hunt is excited about a new, fast, X-ray machine that will save a lot of time. Arizona is trying on a new prosthetic that is equipped with heels. Derek is talking to the growing baby in Meredith's belly. The hospital's new name and logo are on display. Meredith is obsessing about the possible deformities her kid could have, but Cristina is focused on a story in a medical journal. Alex is with Pablo, a 12-year-old boy, who's getting ready for chemo. Pablo sees Jo and immediately has a crush on her. He finds out Myers and Jo are seeing each other and isn’t happy about it. ..

Meredith: (opening voiceover) Work keeps our minds active. It keeps us out of trouble. When we're not working, our hands are idle, and the devil will find work for idle hands to do. And when you have an idle mind, well, that's the devil's playground, too.

Meredith: (about her baby) Her eyesight is developing this week. Unless it's not. Unless she's blind.Derek: She's not blind. Or he's not. Or if he or she is blind, that's fine. Blind is fine.Meredith: What do we call it, it?Derek: One of us can say he, one of us can say she, and we're covered.Meredith: Well, no, because then it's gonna be born thinking one of us is always wrong. Well, maybe it can't hear anyway. Maybe it's deaf.Derek: Deaf is fine. Helen Keller went to Harvard, Meredith.Meredith: Okay, well, what if it's not fine? What if it's absorbed a twin body? Two heads, extra arms-- Derek: Stop.Meredith: I'm just saying, if anyone's gonna have a baby with two heads and three arms and eleven toes, it's gonna be me.Derek: Would you just go to sleep? Please. Slee

Meredith: Ugh. Stop kicking in there. I mean, what are you, choking on your cord or something? Cristina, please talk to it. He or she.Cristina: Who?Meredith: The baby.Cristina: No.Meredith: The sound of my voice only makes it kick harder. For some reason, Derek can calm it down. Maybe you can, too.Cristina: You know, I'll talk to it when I see it. When she gets her first period. I'll take that off your plate. Or if it has a penis, I'll tell him not to think with it.

Derek: How's the baby, still kicking?Meredith: Quiet now. Probably dead.Derek: Oh, Meredith, stop.Meredith: Well, I'm just kidding. Mostly.Derek: Really, I need you to stop.Meredith: Bad things happen, and it just makes me feel better to be prepared when they do.Derek: But you don't know how things are gonna turn out.Meredith: Right. Exactly what I'm saying.

Miranda: Avery's too young, I said. He's too inexperienced, I said, he has no business running this hospital.Jackson: Where are you going with this?Miranda: I was wrong, is where I'm going. You all made a smart decision today. I'm not gonna disappoint you. Thank you! (walks away happily)

Meredith: (closing voiceover) At first, idleness can seem like a welcome distraction the troublemaking and the fun. Everyone needs some idle time to focus on something other than work. Even if it means focusing on something that's a little bit scary. Stepping back from work is the only way to get perspective. And it's only after we have everything in perspective that we remember where our hands truly belong.

Cultural References

Episode Title: Idle Hands

Idle Hands is the title of a song originally sung by Stone Sour.

Episode References

Season 9, Episode 13: The ER is open again after having been closed down in 9x13 "Bad Blood".